[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Special Seminar, Mon 2018-05-28 at 09:30

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Mon 2018-05-28 at 09:30  

Location: Auditorium  

Speaker: Nikolina Ilic (Stanford U)  

Title: Frontier Improving ATLAS Physics Potential with Upgrades  

Abstract: Starting in 2021, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will increase its operational energy, luminosity and number of interactions per collision. These conditions result in a factor of 10 more physics events, and up to 25% more overlapping processes in each event. This environment will make it difficult for the ATLAS trigger system to efficiently decide which data to store. This talk describes how a new hardware system, called the ATLAS Fast TracKer (FTK), will allow ATLAS to keep up with the demanding LHC conditions. Analyses that benefit from the FTK’s potential to improve b quark and tau lepton identification are discussed. These analyses have the potential to shed light on B anomalies and gravity’s role in the Standard Model. 

Readout  upgrades  that are  aimed  at  improving  electron  and  muon  measurements  are  briefly discussed.  Analyses  that  could  benefit  electron,  muon,  b quark  and  tau  identification  include searches that address how neutrino masses and dark matter fit into the Standard Model.  

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